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SLATER ELEC., INC. v. THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA INC.

No. 81 Civ. 6101-CSH.

650 F.Supp. 444 (1986)

SLATER ELECTRIC, INC., Plaintiff, v. THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA INC., a corporation formerly known as Indian Head, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Diaz, Robert E. Paulson, Christopher A. Hughes, Morgan & Finnegan, New York City, for plaintiff, Slater Elec., Inc.

Granger Cook, Jr., Russell J. Barron, Cook, Wetzel & Egan, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Inc.; Charles F. Richter, Quasha, Richter, Schneider & Wessely, New York City, William R. Laney, Laney, Dougherty, Hessin & Beavers, Oklahoma City, Okl., of counsel.

HAIGHT, District Judge:

Plaintiff Slater Electric Inc. began in 1973 to manufacture and sell a molded plastic electrical outlet box incorporating a useful labor-saving innovation. An outlet box is the rectangular, open-faced box in which an electrical wall outlet unit is mounted. To secure the outlet in a wall, the outlet is ordinarily screwed into the box, and the box is nailed to a wall stud. Plaintiff's particular innovation was to develop a way to speed the process...

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